Truck.



F. E. QUEENEY.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3, 1915.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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TRUCK.

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His J ttorn'e FRANK E. QUEENEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 GENERAL VEHICLE QOMPA'N Y INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916,

Application filed August 3, 1915. Serial No. 43,865.

To all whom it may concern .1

Be it known that I, FRANK E. QUEENEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

, ing goods, such as baggage or freight, and

has for its object to provide an improved structure for supporting the motor and driving wheels and the gears connecting them.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention, attention -is directed to the accompanying description and the claims'appended thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly broken away, of a portion of a truck embodying my invention,

the platform and wheels being removed; Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1, but showing the platform in section and thewheels; Fig. 3 is a side view, the wheel being removed on the one side to better illustrate. the parts behind it; Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the pedestals or bracket supports for the wheels, motorand connecting parts,

and Fig. 5 is a face view thereof.

Referring, to the drawings, 6 and 7 indicate channel beams forming the side frames of the truck upon which rests the goods oarrying platform 8. Carried by and actmg as a support for each channel beam 1s a pedestal or bracket support 9 suitably attached thereto as by bolts 10, and joined together at their lower ends by the tie rod 11 which holds the lower ends rigid relative to each other. These pedestals are substantially alike, differing only in a detail, as will be pointed out hereinafter. Each pedestal has a flat ledge 12 adjacent its upper end upon which rest the ends of a bridge member 13, the parts being fastened together by suitable bolts 14. This bridge member has attached to it by bolts 15 the casing of motor 16, for which it forms the support. Carried by this bridge member the truck. Each and preferably formed integral therewith is the upper half 17 of a' gear casing, the lower half of which is indicated at 18. It will be seen that the bridge member not only supports the motor, but also forms a brace and tie-rod between the side beams of 'to protect them from dirt, etc.

26 (Fig. 1) indicates the armaturla shaft of the motor upon which is fastened the dIIVIIIg pinion 27 meshing with the gear -wheel 28 carried by the casing of the differential 29. This differential maybe of any approved type and functions in the well understood manner, and is' housed v within the gear casing 17, 18. Pinion 27 and gear wheel 28 are also housed'in the gear casing 17, 18.

30 and 30 indicate countershafts which are supported in bearings 31 and 32 in the pedestals and the gear casing 17, .18, respectively. They connect with the differential 29 at one end, and on the other carry gear wheels 33 which mesh with internal gear wheels 34 carried by the running wheels 22.

pedestal has strengthening Onthe end of the armature shaft 26 is i a brake which, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3, comprises a brake drum 35, inside of which are supported by a pin 36 the expanding braking'members 37, the pin be 'ing carried by the pedestal 9. This brake drum is cylindrical, and fits in an opening 35 in the gear casing 17 18. Between the ends of the members 37 is a cam or spreader 38 carried by a pin 39 also supported in pedestal 9.

40 is an operating lever for turning the cam or spreader 38 to apply the brake. It will be operated by a suitable rod extending to within reach of the operator, as is well understood.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate the pedestal shown upon'the left-hand side of the truck.

It differs from the other only in that it has an additional stiffening flange 41 having a thickened portion 42 in which is greases formed the opening for pin 36, and a thickened portion 43 which has the opening for pin 39. These parts, of course, are not necessary in the other pedestal.

. T have not illustrated the front wheels and the steering mechanism therefor, since they can be of any suitable or well known construction. 7

In a truck of the type to which my invention particularly relates it is usually dosirable that'the platform be comparatively low, and the truck narrow in width, and by my improved structure I obtain a compact mechanism which comprises a minimum number of parts and which can be very advantageously embodied in such a truck. The structure is also one which can be economically built and assembled. The m0- tor shaft is comparatively short, even though it carries on its end the brake drum, since the drum fits within an opening in the gear casing, and in substance forms a part thereof. This economizes the number of parts, and forms a simple, efficient braking arrangement. All the parts are carried by the two pedestals and the bridging member, which greatly simplifies the structure and limits the number of parts to be constructed and assembled. The one pedestal carries a portion of the braking mechanism so that all these parts can be brought up close together.

By using stub axles carried by the pedestals I am enabled to locate the motor between the axles, since there is no cross piece to interfere. ture and the use of as large a motor as may be necessary, without the necessity of locating the platform higher to make room for it.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, 1 have described the prineiple ofoperation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but

I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means. i

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 2- 1. In a truck, the combination of side frames, pedestals for supporting the frames, axles carried by said pedestals, running wheels on said axles, a bridging member supported on the pedestals and serving to connect them together, a motor carriedby the bridging member, and means operatively connecting the motor to the running wheels.-

2. In a truck, the combination of side frames, pedestals for supporting them, axles carried by said pedestals, running wheels on said axles, a bridging member supported on the pedestals and serving to connect them together, a gear casing, a part of which is This permitsof a low strucformed integral with said bridgingmember, a'motor carried by said bridging memher, and means connecting the armature,

' shaft of the motor to the running wheels,

said means comprising. gears within-said gear casing.

3. In a truck, the combination of side frames, pedestals for supporting them, axles carried by said pedestals, running wheels on said axles, said wheels each having a gear wheel fixed thereto, a bridging member supported on said pedestals, a motor carried thereby having a driving pinion on its shaft,

countershafts supported in bearings in the pedestals and havingg'ear wheels thereon A eluding a gear wheel in mesh with said pinion for transmitting power from the armature shaft to the wheels, and a braking mechanism for braking the armature shaft.-

5. The combination in a truck, of side frames, pedestals for supporting the side frames, axles fixed to said pedestals andhaving running wheels thereon, a bridging member carried by the pedestals, a motor supported by the bridging member and having a driving pinion on its shaft, means including a gear wheel in mesh with said pinion for transmitting power from the armature shaft to the wheels, a brake drum carried by the end of the armature shaft, and an expanding brake member carried by one of the pedestals for frictionally engaging the brake drum.

' 6. In a truck, the combination of side frames, pedestals for supporting them, axles carried by the pedestals, running wheels on said axles, a bridging member, a gear casing, part of which is formed integral with the bridging member, a motor supported by the bridging member with its shaft projecting into the casing, a dr1ving pinion on the shaft located in the casing, a brake drum on casing, part of which is formed integral with said bridging member, a motor supported by the bridging member and having fixed to the driving wheels, and a gear wheela driving pinion on its shaft located in the in the gear casing connecting the difl'erential gear casing, a differential in the casing, to the driving pinion. 10

countershafts supported by the gear casing In witness whereof I have hereunto set Q 5 and said pedestals and connected at one end my hand this thirty-first day of July, 1915.

to the differential, the other ends carrying gear wheels whichmesh with the gear wheels FRANK E. QUEENEY. 

